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THE PANTAGiBAPH, MONDAY, MAY SI, 1943, EIGHT Markets and Financial Farm and Rural Interests Tighter Feed Supply Seen By Jordan With Armed the Services I) rranK u. tui, minor jup jvv i CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE (By Associated Press.) Close Close Open High Low WHEAT Tear Ago Friday Sat Bat. Sat. Jly 1.4354 U3 1.43 1.45 1-43 Sep 1.44 1.44H 1.44 1.454 1.43:4 Deo 1.4594 1.45 1.45 V4 1.46 1.45 Close Sat. 1.44 1.447 1.46 4 1.05 1.05 1.01 CORN Jly 1.05 1.05 1.01 1.03 1.05 1.01 Sep Dec OATS I'm, v.

X'iCW'v, Jly 63 .63 .83 Vi -4V4 .63 .63 Sep 61 .6114 .61 .62 .61 .62 Dee 62 .62 .62 .82 .63 EYE Jly -93 .93 .03 .96 .93 .95 Sep 95 .95 .95 .98 .95 .97 Deo .98 .98 1.00 .98 1-00 PLANTER TRACK GULLIES. This corn field near Bloomington was planted before the heavy rains, planted up and down hill, on an 8 percent slope, and small gullies formed along those planter tracks. C. Morgan of the Soil Conservation Service recalled that field was fanned on the level contours for several years, then a crop of alfalfa was seeded. Contour fanning would liave prevented such gullies.

Hundreds of hills of corn were washed out, tons of soil washed away. 7 Percent Drop in Corn Yield Would Mean Shortage of Feed Truck Sent For Hemp Seed Supply Fields Inspected By State Official stock production before a 1944 corn crop can be harvested. The 1938-42 United States corn production, if planting intentions are carried out and if the 1933-42 average yield is harvested, will be 2,944,000,000 bushels. Yet the total cf livestock in sight for consuming the 1943 corn crop indicates that there'll be a 1943 crop carryover of only 189,000,000 bushels when the 1944 corn crop is harvested. That is less than 7 percent of the total crop.

Already it appears that a 7 per PROMOTED. James A. Andes, son of Mrs. Sallie F. Lukes, r.

r. 2, was promoted from the rank of second to first lieutenant. He is now on maneuvers in Louisiana as. a member of the field artillery. COMMISSIONED.

Second Lt. Oliver Rae Kirby, who recently received his commission, is now assigned for duty with the signal corps. He is at Ft. Monmouth, N. J.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Kirby, 803 East Monroe street.

Daniel Moore George Bettisch COLFAX. Daniel Moore, mo tor machinist mate second class, formerly of Colfax, now on shore duty at an unknown station is at tached to the fleet air wing. IN HAWAII. Corp. George Bettisch is now stationed in Ha waii with the armed forces.

He sent birthday greetings to his mother, Mrs. Stephens Bettisch, 1509 North Western avenue. AT CHANUTE. Chief Warrant Off cer Merrill W. Arbuckle, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Bert Arbuckle, 912 North Center street, recently was assigned to the army air forces technical training command at Chanute field. GETS FURLOUGH. WELDON. (PNS) Lt.

Lyle Reeser of Ft. Sill, came Tuesday on a 10 day furlough to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Reeser and other relatives. William Walsh Thomas Walsh BROTHERS IN SERVICE.

William M. Walsh, seaman first class, has finished his boot training at Great Lakes and is home on a 10 day leave. He is with the hospital corps. His brother, Pfc. Thomas M.

Walsh is stationed at Sioux Falls, S. D. He is in the radio division of the air corps. The boys are the sons of Mr. and Mrs.

Thomas M. Walsh, 503 South Moore street. VISITS FATHER. MASON CITY (PNS) Robert M. Thomas, chief petty officer and Mrs.

Thomas of Chicago visited Mr. Thamas's father, Arvin Thomas, in Mason City three days this week. They returned to Chicago Thursday afternoon where Mrs. Thomas resides. He has been in the navy for the past 4 years and has only recently returned from active duty with the Pacific fleet.

OUT OF HOSPITAL LEXINGTON. (PNS) Pvt. Everett Boulware, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Boulware of Lexington who is with the armed forces overseas has recently been released from a hospital where he was a patient for a month.

He was one of a group of soldiers who had been prisoners on an Italian freighter from which they were released during the siege of Tunis. VISITS PARENTS. MINONK. (PNS) Motor machinist second class, Dale Thompson left Friday after- spending a two weeks furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Clar ence Thompson. Dale has been in the navy and has been stationed on a submarine for about three years. He has seen action around Australia. CLINTON SERVICE NEWS. CLINTON (PNS) La Verne Cotton, merchant seaman, home on a month's furlough to visit his mother, Mrs.

Maude Cotton of Maroa, will leave next week to re turn to service. Wednesday night he spoke before the Moroa Lions club, relating experiences in three months spent at sea, during which time he visited in Africa, West Indies and the British Isles. Ervin Short has returned to Clinton, after being honorably discharged from the navy because of a physical disability. James O'Neill came Wednesday from Great Lakes to spend a week visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary O'Neill.

Lt. A. C. Cocagne has been transferred from Tulare, Calif, to Gardner field, Taft, Calif. His wife is the former Ruth Corring- ton of Clinton.

DEWITT SERVICE NEWS. DEWITT. (PNS) Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith received word Wednesday that their son, Pvt.

Harry Smith, has left for over sea. Com. E. V. Brannan.

son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brannan, is a patietn at Lowell General hospi Government Has Sold Most of Feed Wheat Here are Prof. G. L.

Jordan's weekly farm outlook comments. published by the University of Illinois college of agriculture: "Apparently Illinois farmers have decided to keep their corn in the crib until they find out more about the prospects for new crops. They balance their feed and livestock as best they can, usually not permitting the livestock enterprise to expand far beyond the homegrown feed supply. Hay Shortage. "In addition to a late corn crop, the feed situation this year will be further complicated by a probable shortage of hay due to winter killing.

That will probably mean a larger use of soybeans for hay and forage. "The government has already disposed of all but 12,000,000 bushels of the recent additional allotment of 100,000,000 bushels of wheat to be sold for feed. One of the reactions to the shortage of feed grains has been an increase in speculative interest in rye futures on the board of trade. Less Meat. "Regardless of what happens at the United Nations' food confer ence in the way of an interna tional organization to facilitate the distribution of feeds, we do know that the demand for food stuffs produced in the United States during the war and prob ably in the immediate postwar period will far outstrip our pro ductive capacity.

"Even now the Russian repre sentative to the international food conference indicates that they need more food than they are now getting under lend-lease. We shall have to make further shifts in our productive effort, probably away from livestock production and into food produced from plants. We have already made substan tial changes." Farm News Kernels Seed for Replanting A survey of approximately 400 members of the seed trade has been made by J. C. HackleiAan, crops extension specialist of the state college of agriculture.

He reported ample stocks of soybeans for planting a larger acreage than first planned, and also ample stocks of fairly well adapted hybrid seed corn for replanting. Liberal seed supplies of sudan, millet and sorghum, were re ported. Planters Busy Farm bureau reports Saturday revealed many corn planters were busy around Colfax, Cooksville and Merna. Frank Ziegler of Dwight was in Bloomington Saturday, reporting very little field work in that district, only a few fields being worked up on Cauyga ridge, north of Pontiac. Most of the Scully tenants north of Dwight were planning to get into their fields Monday, finding them too wet Saturday, he said.

William Hedgcock of the McLean County Federal Farm Loan association drove over to the Havana district Friday, reporting the Illinois river still pouring over some of the levees, thousands of acres flooded. He saw very little field work Friday evening. Western Grass The Arizona Farmer reports Arizona dairymen will depend on more pasture this year," since they have to get along with little or no help, and it isn't at all certain they'll be able to put up or buy much hay." Hundreds of them will use Sudan grass pasture this summer, a lot of oats pasture next winter. The California Cultivator reports a lush growth of grass already beginning to dry in some districts, bringing a greater than usual fire hazard. Can Plant in July Buckwheat, a crop rarely grown in McLean county, can be grown here with success, even if seeded as late as mid-July, according to some of the crop discussion in the farm bureau offices.

Some flooded lowland might go into buckwheat. Knvhpans will he nlanted in eood season on many farms early June but some beans will De piamea as late as July 1. and visited his brother, Pfc, Arthur at an ordnance base at Tacoma, Wash. This is the first time the brothers had seen each other since Lyle entered the service in September, 1942. Word was received here Thursday that Maurice Murphy, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Daniel L. Murphy, now of Peoria, was graduated from St. Joseph college, Rennse-laer, with a BS degree in chemistry. Maurice was graduated frnm MTHS.

At collese he has been in V-7 and is now awaiting call to officers training in tne United States naval reserves. RETURNS TO CAMP. WELDON. (PNS) S. Sgt.

Delford Anderson left Monday for Canrn Murphy. after a 15 davs leave, on account of the death of his father. Mrs. Ander son, his wife and eight months old son of Provo, Utah, who came to visit him while here, will re main for a longer visit with rela tives. IN AIR CAMP.

ARROWSMITH. (PNS) Leo Jacobs, aviation student, is sta tioned in a California air base. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Howard Jacobs. PROMOTED.

LeRoy E. Newman, son ofMrs Nellie Crews, 514 North Oak street, has been promoted from to sergeant. He is sta tioned at Camp Rucker, Ala. Lynn Leggett Clyde Leggett BROTHERS IN SERVICE. Mr.

and Mrs. Clyde Leggett of Wa- pella received word Friday of the arrival of their son, Pfc. Lynn Leggett in England. He is in the signal corps. Lynn entered the army last August.

His brother, S. Sgt. Clyde Leggett, is in the in fantry. Clyde is stationed at Camp Swift, and has been in the armed service since last July. Their brother, George, is a student at ISNU.

Alvin L. Rohlfs Merle Rohlfs EMDEN. (PNS) Kenneth Rohlfs, seaman second class, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H.

Kohus, arrived home May 25, having received an honorable discharge from the navy. He enlisted Dec. 10, 1941, after the 17th of that month for Cali-the 17t hof that month for California to begin his training. He was sent to Pearl Harbor eight weeks later and while stationed there, was injured when his ship, the USS. Southard was torpedoed.

He was first a patient in the navy hospital there and later- trans ferred to the Mare island hospital in California. After being dis missed from the hospital, he went back into service. He attended administration school at the Ala-medo air station in California. Then he began commando train' ing. In April he again was hospitalized, this time in Oakland, and May 13 was given his discharge.

Three other sons of Mr. and Mrs. Rohlfs are also in the service. Marvin Rohlfs enlisted in the navy air corps three and one half years ago and is now somewhere in the Pacific. It has been three years since he has been home for a visit with his parents.

Corp. Alvm Rohlfs enlisted In the army air corps in September, 1942, and is stationed at Dyers-burg, Corp. Merle Ttohlfs is also in the army air corps, having enlisted Nov. 13, 1942. He is attending aerial gunnery school at Lyndall field, Fla.

GRADUATES. Bedford T. Odom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C.

Odom, 603 West Locust street, was recently graduated from the navy's school for machinists mate on the cam pus of the University of Kansas. He has the rating of fireman, third class. IN ALABAMA. Coro. Harold F.

Meyer has completed his basic training and is now stationed at Camp Sibert, Ala. He is in the technical division of the army air corps. He is the son of Mr. and 2rs. Carl Meyer, 116 West Cypress street, Normal.

JOINS HUSBAND. ODELL. (PNS) Mrs. Mil ton Eastman, who has been teach ing in the public high school, leit Friday evening for Tacoma, to join her husband, Corp. Milton Eastman, who is stationed at Fort Lewis.

LE ROY SERVICE NEWS. LE ROY. (PNS) Mrs. Olive Wilson received a V-mail letter Wednesday from her son, Pvt. Vernon H.

Wilson, saying that he had arrived safely in north Airica, Roderick Dillon of the Great Lakes naval training station, is spending a seven day leave with his mother. Mrs. L. A. crum baueh and other relatives and friends.

Grover Hite of Norfolk, is spending a 10 day leave with relatives and friends here and at Ellsworth. Corp. Robert. Kline of Fort Lewis, is spending a 15 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Byron Kline and other relatives and friends. Lt. Robert Hamman has re turned to Camp Edwards, Mar, after spending a 10 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hamman.

Aviation Cadet Monte D. Moss of San Antonio, is spending a 10 day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Moss and other relatives and friends. He has spent the last five weeks, in a hospital in San Antonio recovering from a recent operation.

Lt. Comdr. L. J. Needels, who has been stationed at the Great Lakes naval training station for several months, has been ap pointed medical officer for the naval training unit located at St.

Mary's college at Winona, Minn. He is now spending a few days leave with his family here. Kenneth Rohlfs Marvin J. Rohlfs win iwm MIS Stocks Up To Finish Good Week (Reprinted From Sunday.) NEW YORK. UP) The stock market Saturday finished a good week and one of the best monthf in the past several years with favored issues pushing up fractions to more than a point to peak levels since early 1940 on expanding volume.

The Associated Press 60 stock, average was up .4 of a point at 54 the first time the composite has touched this mark since Jan. 4, 1940. On the month it showed a net advance of 2.6 points. Transfers totaled 815,990 shares against 433,380 a week ago. The upswing of the week ancr month was attributed mainly to pressure of idle funds seeking employment, persistence of war optimism which especially aided stocks of companies that may benefit from the conclusion ofl the world conflict, and a mild revival of inflation psychology.

Livestock ESTIMATED RECEIPTS. CHICAGO. 'Unofficial estimated Mfl celpts of livestock, for Tuesday: HOGS 25,000 CATTLE "'I 15,000 CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. CHICAGO. 8 Receipts, 200, salable; 700; supply good and choice hogs too small to make a market; undens tone steady; quotable top around S14.4UW compared week ago barrows, gilts and sows 15c to 20c lower.

CATTLE Receipts, 200, salable; calves: Receipts, none; compared Friday last week: Eastern order buyers made the largest purchase of fat steers In years If not on record; steer trade closed steady to 25c higher, good to average-choice kindj up most; heifers strong; cows and buKJ steady to 25c higher, beef cows and light bulls up most; veaJcrs firm; largely steer run, with good grades predominating; offerings grading average-choice and better smallest of season; top, $17.50 paid for weighty steers, next highest price J17.35; choice steer yearlings, 16.S5; but choice to prime heifer yearlings reached 16.90; bulk fed steers, $14. 25 16.65 stock catle sold strong to 25c higher, all grades and representative weights getting action at $13.00 16.25; mostly $13.50 15.25; bulk, fed heifers, supply moderate; cow run comparatively small, most medium to good beef cows, strictly good kinds, cutters. $10.50, down; heavy sausage bullj reached practical top, tvxvfk $13.75, with closing trade very aum ilers activf at 15.5016.50; mostly SHEBP Receipts, 1O0, salable; total, compared Friday last week: Fat lambs 15c to 25o lower despite reduced supplies; sheep steady; top fed western woled lambs, $16.35 Monday, closing top bulk Just good to choice kinafisk $15.75816.25 late, week's bulk, $15. top fed western clipped lambs with No. 1 skins or fall shorn $15.65 at midweek, closing top, week's bulk, few ood and choice natlvs spring lambs, good to choice shorn native ewes, wooied ewi INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK.

0 INDIANAPOLIS. CUB HOGS No market Saturday CATTLE compared with last week' close, steers and heifers steady to strong. Instances good grade 10c to 15c higher; cows mostly 50c lower: bulls steady to 25c hlgiher; week's top good and choice steers, $16.50 for 1,127 pounds; bulk, good to near choice 1,000 to 1,190 pound; medium to good, 15.25; choice heifers, $16.00, sparingly; bulk, good and choice $14.7515.75: lats sales common to good beef cows largely tiu.Dutgiiz.su; closing top sausage buiis, beef bulls, vealers steady, late and week's top, bulk, good mia cnoice ii.ooa)i6.B0. SHEEiP Comnared with lnjit weekA close, lambs steady to 25c lower; shecjr steady; choice lambs, No. 1 and 2 pelts, bulk, good grade mixed 1 and 2 skins, $14.60 15.00; good spring lambs, choice eligible to load good 93 pound wooied lambs, tuvite iigni wooied ewes to $9.00.

EAST ST. LOUIS LIVESTOCK. EAST ST. UOIIIS tkviiiW Receipts, 400; meager supply; good and choice 180 to 250 pounds strong to 10c higher than Friday's average at $14.25 wjnparea witn close last wee market generally 150 to 25c lower. vftiiu Keoeipts, 25; Receipts, 25: COmtMTPlf With V-Maw la a week, steers and bulls steady; mlxeji.

yearlings, heifers and veal 9V. w.H cows 50c to 55c lower; replacement steers tP for wek, 1,238 pound steers, 1,086 pound yearlings and 935 pouna mixed yearlings, 784 pound heifers, cows, sausage bulls, $13.75: remlaoemwit cikak. vealiers, $15.50: bulk tnr wot ml3ted yarnra heifer placement steers, SHEBP none; compared doe ii 9. iP lor week at these few at $15.00 iZL, choice clipped lambs topped at bulk, going to $14.00 15.00; year ines mtiv off loads of lambs and went at $1.00 vuuiparauie lamps; common clPPI lambs cashed at shorn slaughter ewes ranged downward from $8.00. Mobile, was founded by the Ffench in 1711.

DR. WINGET PROSTATE GLAND VENEREAL DISEASES BLOOD DISEASES 102 W. Front St. STIEGELMEIER HYBRIDS Medium maturity Flat grades Illinois Soybean Seed 95 Percent Germination Stiegelmeier Seed House 2 Miles North of Hudson li2 Miles East U. S.

51 Cattlemen See Trend Toward Meatless Diet The corn crop now being planted, with a three weeks delayed planting handicap, is all important because it will likely determine whether or not a meatless diet will be definitely encouraged by national war food officials, according to local comment of stockmen. Cattlemen have observed that government price policy now appears definitely to discourage feeding corn to cattle. Grass fattened cattle bring virtually the same price as the heavier cattle finished on corn finished at greater speed and to a better weight and quality. Because cattle can be fattened on grass, without corn, it appears that government price policy is to encourage saving all the corn possible for hogs, which must have some corn, and dairy cattle, and poultry. Any further trend in that direction, caused by a short corn crop, could easily extend so far that meat substitutes would be encouraged, a meatless diet of vegetables and cereals.

Perhaps that is one reason why soybeans are' being promoted so strongly, according to comments here. More people can be fed from an acre of land if they eat only cereals and vegetables than if they consume liberal quantities of meat. Surplus Disappears. A study made by Iowa Agricultural college economists, D. Gale Johnson and Earl O.

Heady, indicate that next fall when the 1943 corn crop becomes available, the United States total of corn, barley and oats will be so nearly exhausted that only five weeks supply will remain on hand, even after feeding a lot of wheat, and importing feed from Canada. If the late corn planting delays the harvest very much, it appears that many feed bins will be mpty, partly finished cattle and hogs forced to marked And that report was made before the heaviest of flood damage to thousands 'of acres of wheat and feed crops along the rivers. Yield Looks Doubtful. The Iowa study also indicates that if the 1943 United States corn crop is reduced just 7 percent under the five year average, there'll be need to reduce live OF A Rye Spurts Ahead Two Cents (Reprinted From Sunday. CHICAGO.

UP Rye Satur day closed a week which saw trading in the grain expand to record levels with a spurt of more than 2 cents as persistent com mission house buying absorbed all profit-taking and pushed closing prices to new peaks since 1937. It was an active trade featured by the December contract's crossing the $1.00 line. At the finish wheat was -7s higher, July September $1.44 7s-3i, corn was un changed, July $1.05, oats were up -lYa and rye was ahead 2V4- 2. Some of the buying in wheat was credited to houses with north western connections. Reports from New York said flour mills have been asked by lend-lease authorities to submit offers on aDMoximatelv 300.000 barrels of Pacific coast wheat noyr.

ine 01- ferings are to be opened June 1. The 1943 wheat loan is also due for announcement next week. Cash Grain News (Reprinted From Sunday.) BLOOMINGTON GRAIN. (Courteey Stotler Grain Co.) Prices as given In the fallowing table are based on Chicago figures less fixed charges on freight handling etc. Prices at elevators In surrounding territory may vary a lew cents in special bids from markets other than Chicago In many cases.

Editor. wi the close of the market Saturday, elevators were paying about the following prices: WJlHiAl No. 2 135H CORN No. 2 (yellow) .97 No. 2 (white) No.

3 (yellow) 93 No. 3 (white) 1.11 OATS No. 2 (wbite) .63 No. 2 (red or mixed) 62 soybeans-No. 2 JH PEORIA GRAIN.

PEORIA. OP) Cash: CORN (Nos. 1 and 2 yellow, 11.06. ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.

ST. LOUIS. (Cash: WHEAT Re ceipts, 23 cars; sold none. COJtN irieceipts, care; soia none. OATS Receipts.

6 cars; sold 1 car; sample grade red, 68c. CHICAGO CASH GRAIN. CHICAGO. CP) Cash WHEAT done. CORN No.

3 yellow, sample grade yellow, $1.01. OATS No. 1 white, 67c; No. 3 spe cial red heavy, 67 He. BARLEY Malting, 90cJ1.07, nominal; hard, 89 90c, nominal; feed, 8085c, nominal.

SOYBEANS Sample grade yellow, U.57. Produce Market (Reprinted From Sunday.) BLOOMINGTON FOCLTRT AND EGGS. (Monday's Quotations.) (Delivery Prices.) Hens .22 Leghorn Hens Cocks 15 Stags 15 Ducks IS Geese 1-8 EegB .32 Springs 26 Vi CHICAGO PRODUCE. CHICAGO. A) Receipts.

203; no prices available as mercantile ex change closed Saturday. BUTTER Receipts, 754,158. POTATOES Arrivals. 72: on track. 68: total United States shipments.

supplies light, demand slow; market con tused and unsettled; seme sales on track at lower prices under revised price regula tions. tal, Fort Devens, Mass. He has been confined to the hospital 10 months. He plans to come home soon on a furlough. RETURNS TO DUTY.

Pfc. Miles Gaylord Million, who has been visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Million, 915 North Roosevelt avenue, on a 10 day furlough, has now reported to Camp Campbell, Ky. He is in the armored force division.

GIBSON CITY SERVICE NEWS, GIBSON CITY. (PNS) Sgt. Monnie Wagonseller, who has been at Fort for the last eight months, was pro' moted to the rank, of warrant officer during April. Lt. Edward Wright, son of Mrs Laura Viola Wright of Gibson City, spent last week with his mother en route from a camp in California to Belvoire, where he will receive training at the officers training school there.

Lt. Wright following graduation from West Point last June, went to Fort Belvoire, also for officers training. Sgt. Harold H. Williams wrote to his friends and family from South America where he is locat ed, stating he liked it, but awaits returning home.

Second class seamon W. Pearson of Gibson City and Great Lakes, and Second Class Seaman Benjamin Miller of Pittsburg were guests recently of Mrs. A. C. Riley of Gibson City.

VISITS IN RUTLAND. RUTLAND. (PNS) Pfc. Harold McBride came home Wednesday from Scott field on a 10 day furlough After his return he will be an instructor there. Corp.

Mike Serochi has been transferred from Camp Crowder, to Camp Phillips, Kan. 'i cent reduction national corn yield may be expected to result if not a worse decline. This report encouraged a study of Illinois corn yields. The five year average, 1938-42 crops, is 49 bushels per acre. Far more than a 7 percent reduction from that yield level is already predicted by private estimators.

That 7 percent reduction would mean 46 bushels tor the Illinois average, and the 1940 corn crop went down to 43 bushels. McLean county's five year corn yield is 54 bushels an acre. A 7 percent reduction in that would mean 50 bushels. Our 1940 corn crop went down to a 40 bushel average for the county. To Reduce Livestock.

Another Iowa economist, Carl C. Malone, reported it is becoming apparent that 1943 will be the top year in livestock numbers, that the bottleneck will be feed supplies. He reported many farmers are treating the corn on their farm as their own "ever normal granary," and observed that if this proves very common much of the corn reserve will be held on farms and not enter market channels. While such corn will be potentially available for livestock feed in case of short crops, it will offer little solace to the man who wants to buy corn. Bloomington comment also reveals this tendency to hold corn, at least until there's a better chance to size up probable 1943 production.

Some growers expect higher prices for corn. Others who usually sell corn expect they may feed more than ever before. Corn Field Replanted Frank Moberly of Funks Grove, first man in that district to plant corn, reported a hybrid seed corn production field is to be replanted. Yet his 10 acre field entered in the Illinois corn yield contest is showing a good stand and will not be replanted. Those fields were planted on May 1.

1 Francis Buck, member of the Illinois AAA committee in charge of the hemp production program, inspected hemp fields in the Lexington district Saturday, accom panied by Frank R. Hubert, county AAA chairman, official approval given for replanting many of the early sown fields that showed a poor stand. Mr. Hubert announced later that the order for a carload of hemp seed for replanting flood damaged fields around Lexington was accepted and the seed will be made available as rapidly as pos sible. To Notify Growers.

A truck was sent to Polo, 111., on Saturday, to secure the first batch of the replant seed, which should be ready to distribute at Lexington Monday. Growers will be notified when the seed is available. Rules for deciding a poor stand or a good stand of hemp were discussed in a hemp conference last week in Wisconsin, and reported for Illinois growers by J. C. Hackleman of the University of Illinois.

Mr. Hackleman sent a report to Farm Adviser O. Lloyd Welsh, indicating that Central Illinois hemp districts were 50 to 75 percent planted when the flood damage came, and that the damage ranged from 5 to 25 percent in Central Illinois. How to Judge Stand. Mr.

Hackleman also reported that: "Prof. A. H. Wright (Wisconsin's hemp expert) stated that counts for the last two years indicated that 20 to 25 plants per square foot was considered a perfect stand. He said, however, seedings considered as good varied from 15 to 30 plants per square foot.

"It was suggested that before destroying a stand of hemp, counts should be made. He feels that a 40 percent stand, therefore, would mean about 8 or 10 plants per square foot. Probably the easiest way to decide this would be to count two feet in one row where the farmer has used the seven inch drill. That would be a little more than a square foot, but there would not be a great deal of difference instead of 8 or 10, say 9 or 11 plants in two feet." FARMER CITY SERVICE NEWS. FARMER CITY.

(PNS) Sgt. William Golden of Los Angeles, is spending a 15 day fur lough with relatives here. Pharmacist Mate Third Class Robert Savage arrived Saturday night from San Francisco, for a 20 day furlough at the home of (his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.

R. Savage. Pvt. James Thompson returned Saturday to Tacoma, after spending a 10 day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

James Thompson. Corp. John Garrel McCord, Langley field, is enjoying a furlough here with his grand-mother Mrs. Dollie Bair and his mother, Mrs. Lott Merrifield.

Robert Dean Sypult has enlised in the navy and left last Thursday for his boot training at Great Lakes training station. Orville Stutzman and Earl Doss have passed their examinations and have been accepted as sebees. Mrs. Reynale Kendall received word Sunday that her husband is temporarily stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Word was received Thursday that Robert Price, San Francisco, was advanced to corporal March 17.

Mr. and Mrs. A. V. KemDlin re ceived word Saturday that their son, Pvt.

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